Abdul Wahid Omar

Abdul Wahid was born in Johor Bahru, Johor, in 1964 and was the ninth child out of eleven siblings.{{cite web |title=Biodata Abdul Wahid Omar Pengerusi PNB Yang Baru |url=https://www.beritasemasa.com.my/biodata-abdul-wahid-omar/ |website=beritasemasa.com.my |date=29 July 2016 |access-date=29 June 2018}} He received his secondary education at MRSM Seremban from 1977 to 1981 before furthering his study to United Kingdom under Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) scholarships.{{cite web |title=Dato' Seri Abdul Wahid Omar |url=http://www.mara.gov.my/401 |website=mara.gov.my |publisher=Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) |access-date=29 June 2018}}{{cite web |author1=Amy Duff |title=Profile: Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar |url=https://economia.icaew.com/en/features/may-2017/profile-tan-sri-abdul-wahid-omar |website=economia.icaew.com |publisher=ICAEW Economia |access-date=29 June 2018 |date=8 May 2017}}

With over 28 years of corporate and public sector experience, Abdul Wahid has led three major organisations in financial services, telecommunications and infrastructure development. He led the transformation of Telekom Malaysia into a regional telecommunications group (prior to its demerger with Axiata in 2008) and spearheaded the turnaround of the UEM Group, Malaysia's leading infrastructure conglomerate following its takeover by Khazanah Nasional in 2001.

Abdul Wahid is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), United Kingdom, a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW).

Abdul Wahid started his career with KPMG Peat Marwick in 1987. He then worked at an investment bank, Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad from 1989 to 1991, joining the Corporate Banking Department. He was then appointed Senior Vice President, Finance, Administration & Secretarial of Kumpulan Fima Berhad from 1991 to 1994. He subsequently became Director of Group Corporate Services cum Divisional Director, Capital Market & Securities of Amanah Capital Partners Berhad from 1994 to 2001. Abdul Wahid also served as Chairman of Amanah Short Deposits Berhad and the Association of Discount Houses in Malaysia as well as Director of Amanah Merchant Bank Berhad during this period.{{cite web |title=Time dotCom Annual Report 2001 |url=https://www.time.com.my/sites/default/files/investor/TIME-Annual%20Report-2001.pdf |website=time.com.my |publisher=TIME dotCom Berhad |access-date=29 June 2018 |page=12}}

Abdul Wahid joined Telekom Malaysia as a chief financial officer (CFO) on 1 March 2001 before he was appointed managing director cum chief executive officer (CEO) of UEM Group in October 2001.{{cite web |title=Telekom Malaysia Berhad Annual Report 2000 |url=https://www.tm.com.my/annualreport/downloads/past-year-annual-report/TM_AR2000.pdf |website=tm.com.my |publisher=Telekom Malaysia |access-date=29 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630000330/https://www.tm.com.my/annualreport/downloads/past-year-annual-report/TM_AR2000.pdf |archive-date=30 June 2018 |url-status=dead }} UEM Group (then UEM-Renong Berhad Group) was in the middle of debt restructuring plan when Abdul Wahid took over. It led to the takeover by Khazanah Nasional in 2001 which received mixed reactions by the public.{{cite news |title=Khazanah takeover of UEM to boost market sentiments |url=http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2001&dt=0724&pub=Utusan_Express&sec=Corporate&pg=co_02.htm |access-date=30 June 2018 |work=Utusan Malaysia |date=24 July 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701002720/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2001&dt=0724&pub=Utusan_Express&sec=Corporate&pg=co_02.htm |archive-date=1 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}{{cite book |author1=John B. Kidd |author2=Frank-Jürgen Richter |title=Trust and antitrust in Asian business alliances historical roots and current practices |date=14 December 2003 |publisher=Springer |isbn=0230523579 |page=37 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BTSDDAAAQBAJ&q=khazanah+takeover+UEM&pg=PA37 |access-date=30 June 2018}} The first step that Abdul Wahid did to address these predicaments was to unlock the value of its highway concessions led by PLUS Expressways. The toll concession was reviewed to lower the toll rate increase (from 5% pa to 3.2% pa) but increased every 3 years. This allowed space for UEM's debts to be restructured and thereafter undertook its IPO listing on Bursa Malaysia in July 2002.{{cite web |author1=Sonia Kolesnikov |title=Malaysia's PLUS launches $671 mln IPO |url=https://www.upi.com/Malaysias-PLUS-launches-671-mln-IPO/10001023689878/ |work=United Press International |access-date=30 June 2018 |date=10 June 2002}} Another step taken by Abdul Wahid was to dispose the non-core assets in order to reduce the Group's debt to a more manageable level.{{cite news |author1=B.K. Sidhu |title=UEM-Renong finalises revamp |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2003/03/28/uemrenong-finalises-revamp/ |access-date=30 June 2018 |work=The Star (Malaysia) |date=28 March 2003}}

After {{frac|2|1|2}} years later, the Group's debt was halved to a more sustainable level of RM16 billion with the bulk of it in the form of project financing.{{cite news |author1=Darshini M. Nathan |title=PLUS on a steady path |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2003/03/08/plus-on-a-steady-path/ |access-date=30 June 2018 |work=The Star (Malaysia) |date=8 March 2003}} The UEM Group was back on profitable track with annual profit of RM500 million and revalued net assets of RM10 billion. Khazanah Nasional not only achieved its main objectives in the takeover but also doubled the value of its investments within 3 years.{{cite book |author1=Sook Ching Wong |author2=Jomo Kwame Sundaram |author2-link=Jomo Kwame Sundaram |author3=Kok Fay Chin |title=Malaysian "bail Outs"?: Capital Controls, Restructuring, and Recovery |date=2005 |publisher=NUS Press |isbn=9971693194 |pages=205–233 |access-date=30 June 2018 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m_fbnbam3-oC&q=khazanah+takeover+UEM&pg=PA206}}

Abdul Wahid returned to Telekom Malaysia (TM) as CEO in July 2004 as part of the larger transformation plan of Government-linked companies (GLCs).{{cite news |title=All eyes on new chief exec to bring reform to Telekom |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2004/07/01/all-eyes-on-new-chief-exec-to-bring-reform-to-telekom/ |access-date=30 June 2018 |work=The Star (Malaysia) |date=1 July 2004}} He was given a mandate to transform TM into a regional telecommunications company with a particular emphasis on mobile communications. His experience in turning around UEM Group and being the CFO of TM before had given him a very conducive environment to carry out the mandate.{{cite web |author1=Risen Jayaseelan |title=Telekom, a GLC revamp test case |url=http://www.khazanah.com.my/khazanah/files/cd/cdee982e-fb60-42c0-99bf-9c5693002f4b.pdf |website=khazanah.com.my |publisher=The Edge (Malaysia) |access-date=29 June 2018 |page=7 |date=27 December 2004}}{{cite news |author1=B.K. Sidhu |title=New heads for Telekom and TNB |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2004/05/20/new-heads-for-telekom-and-tnb/ |access-date=30 June 2018 |work=The Star (Malaysia) |date=20 May 2004}}

He addressed the fundamentals of the business; organisationally, culturally, customer service wise and business wise.{{cite news |title=Telekom's five-pronged strategy to be more profitable |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2004/10/14/telekoms-fivepronged-strategy-to-be-more-profitable/ |access-date=30 June 2018 |work=The Star (Malaysia) |date=14 October 2004}} As a part of the efforts to enhance shareholder value, it was decided that the TM Group would be better off being demerged into two separate listed entities.{{cite news |agency=Reuters |title=Telekom Malaysia to Demerge Fixed Line, Mobile Unit |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2007/09/27/telekom-malaysia-to-demerge-fixed-line-mobile-unit.html |access-date=30 June 2018 |publisher=CNBC |date=27 September 2007}} TM International (now known as Axiata Group) with Celcom and other regional mobile communications business under its wings were successfully demerged and listed on Bursa Malaysia in April 2008.{{cite news | url= http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/4/12/business/20935233&sec=business | work= The Star | title= TM International to list on April 28| date= 12 April 2008 | access-date= 28 June 2010}}{{cite web |title=TM INTERNATIONAL DEBUTS ON BURSA MALAYSIA MAIN BOARD A Vibrant Company With Strong Growth Prospects |url=https://www.axiata.com/mroom/news-article/93/ |website=axiata.com |publisher=Axiata |access-date=30 June 2018 |date=28 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817033544/https://axiata.com/mroom/news-article/93/ |archive-date=17 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}

This left TM being repositioned as the National High Speed Broadband (HSBB) Champion spearheading the national HSBB deployment in Public Private Partnership with the Government of Malaysia.{{cite web |title=Press Release: TM HSBB Public-Private Partnership project |url=https://www.malaysianwireless.com/2008/09/press-release-tm-hsbb-public-private/ |website=malaysianwireless.com |access-date=30 June 2018 |date=16 September 2008}} The demerger "unleashed" Axiata Group to grow further across Asia.{{cite news | url= http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/4/3/business/3621132&sec=business | work= The Star | title= TMI unveils new name but limits itself to Asia | date= 3 April 2009 | access-date= 28 June 2010}}{{Cite web|url=https://axiata.com/mroom/news-article/132/|title=Axiata Group – One of Asia's largest telecommunications groups|last=Axiata|website=axiata.com|language=en|access-date=2017-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118222934/https://axiata.com/mroom/news-article/132/|archive-date=18 January 2017|url-status=dead}}

In May 2008, Abdul Wahid was appointed president and CEO of Maybank, replacing Tan Sri Amirsham Abdul Aziz who was appointed a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) after the 12th General Election.{{cite news |author1=Daliza Ariffin |author2=Sarah Nadlin Rohim |title=Amirsham majukan Maybank |url=http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2008&dt=0227&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Korporat&pg=ko_01.htm |access-date=29 June 2018 |work=Utusan Malaysia |date=27 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630003310/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2008&dt=0227&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Korporat&pg=ko_01.htm |archive-date=30 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}

In the three months prior to his arrival, Maybank finalised three major acquisitions, An Binh Bank in Vietnam, Bank International Indonesia (BII) and MCB Bank in Pakistan.{{cite news |title=Malaysia's Maybank buys into Vietnam's An Binh Bank |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/sppage012-klr113948-oisbn/malaysias-maybank-buys-into-vietnams-an-binh-bank-idUSKLR11394820080324 |access-date=1 July 2018 |work=Reuters|date=24 March 2008}}{{cite news |author1=Clarence Fernandez |author2=Saeed Azhar |title=Malaysia's Maybank in $2.7 billion bid for Indonesia BII |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bii-maybank/malaysias-maybank-in-2-7-billion-bid-for-indonesia-bii-idUSKLR12411620080326 |access-date=1 July 2018 |work=Reuters|date=26 March 2008}}{{cite news |title=BII dibeli Maybank Malaysia |url=https://regional.kompas.com/read/2008/03/26/12021810/bii.dibeli.maybank.malaysia |access-date=1 July 2018 |work=Kompas |date=26 March 2008 |language=id}}{{cite news |author1=Ioannis Gatsiounis |title=Maybank Makes Its moves |url=https://www.forbes.com/global/2008/0721/054.html |access-date=1 July 2018 |work=Forbes |date=11 July 2008}} He faced three major challenges in the first few months at Maybank. Firstly, he had to follow through on the three major acquisitions costing some RM11 billion and to raise the necessary equity and debt capital required to fund the acquisitions.{{cite news |title=Maybank Shares Dive After Pricey BII Purchase |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2008/03/27/maybank-shares-dive-after-pricey-bii-purchase.html |access-date=1 July 2018 |agency=Reuters |date=27 March 2008}}{{cite news |title=Maybank completes An Binh stake buy |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2009/12/18/maybank-completes-an-binh-stake-buy/ |access-date=1 July 2018 |work=The Star (Malaysia) |date=18 December 2009}} Second, to deal with the Global Financial Crisis that was unfolding with the collapse of Lehman Brothers, among others, in September 2008.{{cite news |author1=M. Krishnamoorthy |title=Malaysia able to overcome global financial crisis |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2008/11/17/malaysia-able-to-overcome-global-financial-crisis/ |access-date=1 July 2018 |work=The Star (Malaysia) |date=17 November 2008}}{{cite web |title=Impact of the US financial Crisis to Malaysia's Economy |url=https://www.fundsupermart.com.my/main/research/-View-Impact-of-the-US-Financial-Crisis-to-Malaysia-s-Economy--88 |website=fundsupermart.com.my |access-date=1 July 2018 |date=29 September 2008}} And third, to improve the financial performance of Maybank.

While the corporate finance team was busy completing the three acquisitions, the rest of the management and staff members were busy implementing the performance improvement program called LEAP30 - a series of 30 initiatives identified to improve Maybank's performance and restore its market leadership.{{cite web |title=Maybank Annual Report 2010 |url=https://www.maybank.com/iwov-resources/corporate/document/my/en/pdf/annual-report/2010/20100906_Maybank-Annual-Report-2010.pdf |website=maybank.com |publisher=Maybank |access-date=2 July 2018 |pages=9, 11, 60–70}}

After 18 months, assets and deposits grew faster, customer service enhanced, asset quality improved and profit after tax bounced back to a record RM3.8 billion for financial year 2010. Maybank was back as the number one bank in Malaysia and the most valuable company listed on Bursa Malaysia.

Though this left the team, Board and shareholders happy, there was still a concern when it came to sustainability. Professional fatigue was evident and there was a need to revise the organisational structure and revisit the company's mission. Thus, a "Tiger Summit" was held in Putrajaya which gathered the top 1,000 managers and leaders. This summit agreed to adopt a new mission for Maybank of Humanising Financial Services. This means; to provide people with convenient access to financing, to provide fair terms and pricing, advising customers based on their needs, and being at the heart of the community.{{cite news |author1=Elaine Ang |title=Maybank's new vision and aspirations |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2010/09/17/maybanks-new-vision-and-aspirations/ |access-date=2 July 2018 |work=The Star (Malaysia) |date=17 September 2010}}{{cite news |title=Maybank maintains path to humanise financial service |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/07/26/maybank-maintains-path-to-humanise-financial-services/ |access-date=2 July 2018 |work=The Borneo Post |date=26 July 2012}}

This was not just a rallying call but a reason for being for the 40,000 Maybankers in Malaysia and across Asia. Organisationally, a new "House of Maybank" was created with three business pillars of Community Financial Services, Global Wholesale Banking and Insurance & Takaful with Islamic Financial Services and International Operations straddling across the three business pillars. With the new mission and new "house", Maybank continued to extend its leadership not only as the number one bank in Malaysia but also as one of the top regional banking groups with presence across all ten ASEAN countries.

Abdul Wahid was appointed a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Economic Planning on 5 June 2013. He oversees a number of government agencies such as Economic Planning Unit, Public-Private Partnership Unit (UKAS), Department of Statistics, Ekuiti Nasional Berhad (EKUINAS) and Talent Corporation (TALENCORP), TERAJU and Yayasan Pendidikan Peneraju Bumiputera.{{cite web |title=Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar |url=https://www.perdana.org.my/perdana-podcast/notable-speeches-2/tan-sri-abdul-wahid-omar |website=perdana.org.my |publisher=Yayasan Kepimpinan Perdana |access-date=2 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703021925/https://www.perdana.org.my/perdana-podcast/notable-speeches-2/tan-sri-abdul-wahid-omar |archive-date=3 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}

In a statement, Abdul Wahid admitted that being appointed (non-elected) one of the Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department is a humbling experience for him. He pledged that he will do everything in his power to help Malaysia in achieving the vision 2020 vision. He stated that he will use his vast banking experience to help Malaysia by applying it in his department.{{cite news |author1=Bernama |author-link=Bernama |title=Serving in the cabinet for three years a rare privilege - Abdul Wahid Omar |url=http://english.astroawani.com/malaysia-news/serving-cabinet-three-years-rare-privilege-abdul-wahid-omar-107106 |access-date=2 July 2018 |work=The Star (Malaysia) |date=2 June 2016}}News.[https://archive.today/20130703035553/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/16/nation/13118101&sec=nation "Abdul Wahid pledges to do his best"], The Star, 16 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.

He was a member of the Board of Directors of Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council, Council member of East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC), Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA), Council Member of Aerospace Malaysia, board member of Yayasan Peneraju Pendidikan Bumiputera and Chairman of Investment Committee of Innovation Agency of Malaysia.News.[https://www.cnbc.com/abla2013-abdul-wahid-bin-omar/ "YB Senator Dato' Sri Abdul Wahid bin Omar"], CNBC.

He was appointed Group Chairman of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) on 1 August 2016 following the completion of his term as a Senator and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department.{{cite news |url=https://www.bharian.com.my/node/178913 |title=Wahid kembali ke dunia korporat |language=ms |trans-title=Wahid returns to corporate world |work=Berita Harian |date=1 August 2016 |access-date=16 May 2020}} Under his leadership, PNB increased its syariah-compliant investment and financing product with the goal for Malaysia to be the centre of global Islamic banking.{{cite news |url=https://www.nst.com.my/business/2017/09/276053/pnb-expanding-islamic-finance-agenda-wahid-omar |title=PNB expanding Islamic agenda: Wahid Omar |author=Lidiana Rosli |date=4 September 2017 |access-date=16 May 2020 |work=New Straits Times}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/pnb-mulls-introduction-islamic-shares-maybank |title=PNB mulls introduction of Islamic shares to Maybank |work=The Edge Markets |date=16 August 2017 |author=Ahmad Naqib Idris |access-date=16 May 2020}}

On 29 June 2018, his resignation as the Group Chairman was confirmed by PNB and Malaysia's former Bank Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz was announced to succeed his position.{{cite news |author1=Sharifah Syed Jaafar |title=PNB confirms Wahid Omar to leave PNB, Zeti to be new chairman |url=http://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/pnb-confirms-wahid-omar-leave-pnb-zeti-be-new-chairman |access-date=29 June 2018 |work=The Edge Markets |date=29 June 2019}}

Abdul Wahid was appointed the new chairman of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) board of directors on late 2018 to replace the leaving chairman, Tan Sri Dr Ibrahim Saad. He held the post from 1 November 2018 until 31 October 2021.{{cite news |title=Abdul Wahid Omar to be UKM board chairman |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/11/05/abdul-wahid-omar-to-be-ukm-board-chairman/ |work=The Star (Malaysia) |date=5 November 2018 |access-date=20 June 2019}}{{cite web |title=Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar Chairman of the new UKM Board of Directors |url=http://www.ukm.my/news/Latest_News/tan-sri-abdul-wahid-omar-chairman-of-the-new-ukm-board-of-directors/ |work=Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |author=Asmahanim Amir |date=3 November 2018 |access-date=20 June 2019 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.ukm.my/news/Latest_News/prof-emeritus-dato-dr-mohamad-abd-razak-appointed-chairman-of-ukm-board-of-directors/ |title=Prof. Emeritus Dato' Dr. Mohamad Abd Razak Appointed Chairman of UKM Board of Directors |author=Murniati Abu Karim |date=November 2, 2021 |access-date=November 16, 2021 |work=Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia}}

He was appointed the chairman of Bursa Malaysia, the country's stock exchange on 17 April 2020 by the Minister of Finance, Tengku Zafrul Aziz. His term of office started on 1 May, following the retirement of his predecessor, Shireen Ann Zaharah Muhiudeen. The share price of the stock exchange rose following the announcement.{{cite news |url=http://www.astroawani.com/berita-bisnes/saham-bursa-malaysia-naik-berikutan-kemungkinan-pelantikan-wahid-omar-238793?amp=1 |title=Saham Bursa Malaysia baik berikutan kemungkinan pelantikan Wahid Omar |date=17 April 2020 |access-date=2 May 2020 |work=Astro Awani |language=ms}}{{cite news |url=https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/238301 |title=Bursa share rises on news of Wahid as chairman |date=17 April 2020 |access-date=2 May 2020 |work=The Malaysian Insight}}

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• Malaysia's CEO of the Year Award 2006 by Business Times/American Express.{{cite web |title=Tan Sri Wahid Omar |url=http://pnbcommercial.my/tan-sri-wahid-omar |website=pnbcommercial.my |publisher=Permodalan Nasional Berhad |access-date=2 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703050459/http://pnbcommercial.my/tan-sri-wahid-omar |archive-date=3 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}
• Asian Banker's 2013 Leadership Achievement Award for Malaysia.News.[http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/4/25/business/13022540&sec=business "Wahid bags Asian award"], The Star, 25 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
• The Edge Value Creator Award 2013.

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